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Advixe for all you parents to infants out there
Posted on 3/24/15 at 11:23 pm
Posted on 3/24/15 at 11:23 pm
Someone at the doctors says its OK. Here's a shot and he/she will get over it....if you feel you need to go to the ER then do it. Even there a nurse practitioner they will say its just congestion and a fever he/she will be fine......if you feel they need more attention you fricking demand it. Second time its happened to us. We learned from my other son and they just told us our 6 no old was fine. Just a bug. Well they had to admit him. His white cell count is sky high and his fever is pretty severe. They will try to send you home. An infant can't tell you how bad they feel. Its your job to speak up. I'm glad I'm an a-hole and kept pushing them to run tests and blood work. Be vigilant.
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Posted on 3/24/15 at 11:25 pm to thejudge
Very true. I find that moms generally seem to have a great gut instinct on these things also.
Posted on 3/24/15 at 11:26 pm to thejudge
Glad to hear you demanded the care your child deserved. Hope your little one is better soon. Bless you.
Posted on 3/25/15 at 12:10 am to thejudge
So because you think you know more than medical professionals and resorted to using an ER as a doctor's office, we are supposed to congratulate you? How do you know that rest and controlling the fever at home wouldn't have worked? That sound like the anti-vaccers, who think that their feelings trump science.
Baton rouge general mid city ER just closed due to the $2mil loss associated with it being used as a doctors office.
Baton rouge general mid city ER just closed due to the $2mil loss associated with it being used as a doctors office.
Posted on 3/25/15 at 12:37 am to VanCleef
We'll something similar happened to my daughter and I knew something was wrong.
They are medical professionals who see many pt's in a day. And they get jaded or hurried and sometimes see the least common denominator to get down the road to the next pt.
my daughter had lost 16 lbs and refused to eat chocolate. Now I knew there was something really wrong. Turns out she had a major intestinal issue and almost needed surgery.
And before anyone says anything about my comment about medical professionals. It's what I do. And I see it all the time
They are medical professionals who see many pt's in a day. And they get jaded or hurried and sometimes see the least common denominator to get down the road to the next pt.
my daughter had lost 16 lbs and refused to eat chocolate. Now I knew there was something really wrong. Turns out she had a major intestinal issue and almost needed surgery.
And before anyone says anything about my comment about medical professionals. It's what I do. And I see it all the time
Posted on 3/25/15 at 2:03 am to VanCleef
BS. BRG Emergency Room closed due to uninsured using it like a doctors office.
Young children can go down very fast. RSV, pneumonia, or apnea, for instance, can come on fast and kill a kid. If you see your child struggling to breath or failing to breath, you damn well better bring them to the ER. And that's exactly what our doctors told us as well.
Young children can go down very fast. RSV, pneumonia, or apnea, for instance, can come on fast and kill a kid. If you see your child struggling to breath or failing to breath, you damn well better bring them to the ER. And that's exactly what our doctors told us as well.
Posted on 3/25/15 at 2:06 am to thejudge
There's a difference between uninsured ghetto folks trying to get prescriptions and excuses and babies/infants which can crash fast from the most common of symptoms.
Posted on 3/25/15 at 3:00 am to GetBackToWork
I agree. Apnea is a problem that should be seen in an emergency room. Probably a good idea to call 911 beforehand.
You know that you are twisting what I wrote. Go back to living life with a room temperature iq.
You know that you are twisting what I wrote. Go back to living life with a room temperature iq.
Posted on 3/25/15 at 3:08 am to GEAUXmedic
As a medic, you should know that a fever isn't something that requires an ER visit unless they haven't yet been vaccinated.
And yes, the BRG mid city er shutting down is certainly due to non payment and was a bad example, but part of it rings true.
And yes, the BRG mid city er shutting down is certainly due to non payment and was a bad example, but part of it rings true.
Posted on 3/25/15 at 3:10 am to VanCleef
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So because you think you know more than medical professionals and resorted to using an ER as a doctor's office, we are supposed to congratulate you?
how many children have you raised?
Posted on 3/25/15 at 3:14 am to VanCleef
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As a medic, you should know that a fever isn't something that requires an ER visit unless they haven't yet been vaccinated.
Depending on severity of said fever... I mean if we're talking 103+, damn right they need to be in the ER
Posted on 3/25/15 at 3:17 am to GEAUXmedic
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Depending on severity of said fever... I mean if we're talking 103+, damn right they need to be in the ER
My son got to 104 when he was about 1 1/2. We were in contact with his doctor's on-call nurse who told us it was ok to dose him with tylenol even though we had given him ibuprofen about 2 hours earlier. She said to give him the tylenol, monitor his temp and if it didn't go down to come in.
It went down. it was scary as fricking shite though, he got a littler delerious, he was seeing balloons that weren't there. (balloons were his first thing, then balls, then cars, then Mater, then trains, now its clocks)
This post was edited on 3/25/15 at 3:19 am
Posted on 3/25/15 at 3:26 am to SpidermanTUba
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My son got to 104 when he was about 1 1/2. We were in contact with his doctor's on-call nurse who told us it was ok to dose him with tylenol even though we had given him ibuprofen about 2 hours earlier. She said to give him the tylenol, monitor his temp and if it didn't go down to come in.
It went down. it was scary as fricking shite though, he got a littler delerious, he was seeing balloons that weren't there. (balloons were his first thing, then balls, then cars, then Mater, then trains, now its clocks)
Did you strip him to his diaper and wipe him down with a cool rag? That will drop the temp faster than the Tylenol.
Posted on 3/25/15 at 3:30 am to thejudge
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They will try to send you home.
Biproduct of ACA. It's all about productivity now and shortening stay times as much as possible. Docs have stopped ordering tests because they're being pressured to get patients out ASAP because the hospital gets zip after 48 hours. It will only get worse without modifications to the way ACA is set up.
Posted on 3/25/15 at 3:57 am to GEAUXmedic
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Depending on severity of said fever... I mean if we're talking 103+, damn right they need to be in the ER
This is not correct. Fevers can be managed at home, call the pediatrician if it wont break. After 6 mos. Tylenol and Motrin can be alternated. If they are under 30 days with a fever, or otherwise not vaccinated, they need to go to the ER. I just watched a continuing education video in which a pediatrician said this almost verbatim.
Posted on 3/25/15 at 4:43 am to GEAUXmedic
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There's a difference between uninsured ghetto folks trying to get prescriptions and excuses and babies/infants which can crash fast from the most common of symptoms.
What kills me is when getto folks with no money come in with designer purses and the latest I- phone.
Posted on 3/25/15 at 4:58 am to VanCleef
I brushed off the fever when my wife wanted to bring the baby to the E.R. along with some vomitting. She did it anyways, he had RSV and was so dehydrated he took 2 little bags. Stayed 5 days after that
Posted on 3/25/15 at 5:08 am to VanCleef
We get it, you're in the medical field and you know better than everyone else who disagrees with you.
You are full of shite if you think every doctors office, clinic and ER offer the same standard of care. Mistakes (often critical ones) are made every day in every setting and the OP is right. There are as many terrible doctors out there as great ones and patients have no idea which one they are seeing.
You are full of shite if you think every doctors office, clinic and ER offer the same standard of care. Mistakes (often critical ones) are made every day in every setting and the OP is right. There are as many terrible doctors out there as great ones and patients have no idea which one they are seeing.
Posted on 3/25/15 at 5:08 am to VanCleef
We get it, you're in the medical field and you know better than everyone else who disagrees with you.
You are full of shite if you think every doctors office, clinic and ER offer the same standard of care. Mistakes (often critical ones) are made every day in every setting and the OP is right. There are as many terrible doctors out there as great ones and patients have no idea which one they are seeing.
You are full of shite if you think every doctors office, clinic and ER offer the same standard of care. Mistakes (often critical ones) are made every day in every setting and the OP is right. There are as many terrible doctors out there as great ones and patients have no idea which one they are seeing.
Posted on 3/25/15 at 5:44 am to thejudge
We had an issue when my son was about 3 months. It's hard to tell when they are sick sick and when its a standard cold. Neighbors infant just had pneumonia, so I had that in the back of my mind. He was having trouble breathing from congestion and hadn't slept in a long time. Sounded like it was in his chest, and as new parents, we had never heard that from him. We just moved 2 weeks before and didn't have a pediatrician in the area to call yet. We went to an urgent care facility where they did the RSV test, etc.. I'm glad we did it for peace of mind, but nothing was wrong and we go a freakin $1300 bill 
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